Cuba Launches 1st Public Wi-Fi Hotspots on Havana Avenue

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5 July 2015 18:35 WIB

Flanked by her nephew Nelson Suarez, left, and friend Ana Maria Beltran, Laura Martinez communicates with her son in Canada using the first public Wi-Fi hotspot in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, July 2, 2015. Cuban authorities have launched public Wi-Fi hotspots along a main avenue that is the heart of the capital's cultural and social life. AP/Desmond Boylan

3 Juli 2015 00:00 WIB

A taxi driver goes online with his smartphone using the first public Wi-Fi hotspot on a main avenue in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, July 2, 2015. Cuban authorities have launched public Wi-Fi hotspots along a main avenue that is the heart of Havana's cultural and social life, the first step in government promises to gradually roll out such connectivity options on an island that the Internet revolution has largely passed by. AP/Desmond Boylan

3 Juli 2015 00:00 WIB

Internet users go online with their smartphones using the first public Wi-Fi hotspot in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, July 2, 2015. Cuban authorities have launched public Wi-Fi hotspots along a main avenue that is the heart of Havana's cultural and social life, the first step in government promises to gradually roll out such connectivity options on an island that the Internet revolution has largely passed by. AP/Desmond Boylan

3 Juli 2015 00:00 WIB

Yuniel Scull, a 24-year-old musician, uses a password protected wifi network coming from a five star hotel to surf the Internet on his smart phone, along with others at the same spot in downtown Havana, Cuba, late Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Home Internet remains illegal for most Cubans and online access is highly limited, controlled and costly. AP/Desmond Boylan

3 Juli 2015 00:00 WIB

A woman uses two smartphones on a street in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, July 2, 2015. Cuban authorities have launched public Wi-Fi hotspots along a main avenue that is the heart of the capitals cultural and social life. Its the first step in government promises to gradually roll out such connectivity options on an island that the internet revolution has largely passed by. AP/Desmond Boylan

3 Juli 2015 00:00 WIB

People wait for their turn to enter an outlet of the state telecommunications company Etecsa in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, July 2, 2015. Cuban authorities have launched public Wi-Fi hotspots along a main avenue that is the heart of Havana's cultural and social life, the first step in government promises to gradually roll out such connectivity options on an island that the Internet revolution has largely passed by. AP/Desmond Boylan

3 Juli 2015 00:00 WIB